UIA to suspend flights to Rome and Milan from March 15

13.03.2020 17:15

Ukrinform

The Ukraine International Airlines (UIA) will suspend flights to the Italian cities of Rome and Milan from March 15 due to Covid-19 coronavirus spread.

"The UIA adjusts its schedule of flights to Italian cities. Due to the aggravation of the Covid-19 spread in Italy, the UIA suspends flights from Kyiv to Rome and Milan," the UIA posted on Facebook.

It is also specified that PS305/306 Kyiv-Rome flights will be cancelled from March 15, 2020 to April 8, 2020, and PS311/312 Kyiv-Milan flights will be cancelled from March 15, 2020 to April 14, 2020.

The airline also reminds that PS335/336 Kyiv-Venice flights are cancelled for the period from March 12, 2020 to April 12, 2020.

As reported, the UIA adjusted its flight schedule from Ukrainian cities to Tel Aviv. In particular, the Odesa - Tel Aviv flights (except March 18 and 25) and Dnipro - Tel Aviv flights will be cancelled on March 12 - April 8; Kharkiv - Tel Aviv flights will be cancelled from March 15 to April 8. Kyiv - Tel Aviv flights will be operated twice a day.

In addition, the UIA will temporarily halt the operation of Kyiv - Izmir (Turkey) flights. Due to the reduced demand, Odesa-Istanbul flights will not be operated until April 1.

From March 13 - April 7, the UIA will operate one Kyiv-London flight a day. Changes will also be made in the domestic flight program. Until April 8, the second frequencies on the routes between Kyiv and Kherson, Chernivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk, Lviv and Zaporizhzhia will be cancelled.